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Wayne's World

Wayne's World

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.

19926.71h 34m

Overview

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.

Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Written by Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
Produced by Lorne Michaels
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $183.1M

Top Cast

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Wayne Campbell

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Garth Algar

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Benjamin Kane

Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere

Cassandra

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Stacy

Donna Dixon

Donna Dixon

Dreamwoman

Chris Farley

Chris Farley

Security Guard

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Noah Vanderhoff

Michael DeLuise

Michael DeLuise

Alan

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Tiny

Themes & Keywords

romantic rivalryheavy metalparodysingerbreaking the fourth walltelevision producerbuddyaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingerwoman directormultiple endingsbest friendswhimsical

About Wayne's World

Wayne's World is a comedy, music film released in 1992 exploring themes of romantic rivalry, heavy metal, parody, singer, breaking the fourth wall, television producer. Directed by Penelope Spheeris, it stars Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe. The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.

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